CLUTCH
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Traducere: română
Notă: Puteţi căuta fiecare cuvânt din cadrul definiţiei printr-un simplu click pe cuvântul dorit.
Clutch (klŭch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gelæccan (where ge- is a prefix) to seize. Cf. Latch a catch.] 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp. “The clutch of poverty.” Cowper.
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An expiring clutch at popularity.
Carlyle.
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But Age, with his stealing steps,
Hath clawed me in his clutch.
Shak.
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2. pl. The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary.
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I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant.
Bp. Stillingfleet.
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3. (Mach.) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure.
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4. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
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5. (Zo&ö;l.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird.
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Bayonet clutch (Mach.), a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft. The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead fastened on the shaft.
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Clutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clutched (klŭcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Clutching.] [OE. clucchen. See Clutch, n.] 1. To seize, clasp, or grip with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.
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A man may set the poles together in his head, and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp.
Collier.
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Is this a dagger which I see before me . . . ?
Come, let me clutch thee.
Shak.
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2. To close tightly; to clinch.
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Not that I have the power to clutch my hand.
Shak.
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Clutch, v. i. 1. To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
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2. to become too tense or frightened to perform properly; used sometimes with up; as, he clutched up on the exam.
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